Son Heung-min

South Korean footballer and Tottenham Hotspur forward, first Asian player to win Premier League Golden Boot and reach Champions League final

The first Asian player to win the Premier League Golden Boot — shared with Mohamed Salah in 2022 — and the highest-scoring Asian player in the history of a single European club, Son Heung-min's decade at Tottenham has produced more than 200 goals and transformed the possibilities for Asian players in elite football. Hamburg developed him before Bayer Leverkusen and then Tottenham signed him for £22 million in 2015. His decade at Spurs has produced 200+ goals — the most by an Asian player at a single European club. He shared the Premier League Golden Boot in 2022 with Mohamed Salah — the first Asian player to win the award. He became the most decorated South Korean footballer in history. He reached the Champions League Final with Spurs in 2019. He represented South Korea 133 times and led them to multiple World Cup appearances. His combination of pace, finishing with both feet and the work rate to press from the front made him the most complete South Korean footballer the European game has produced. His military service requirement — fulfilled via exceptional performance in a football competition that granted an exemption — generated significant media attention in South Korea. He is the most recognised South Korean athlete globally since Park Ji-sung.

Pacey winger/forward with clinical finishing and versatility on both flanks

Pioneering Asian footballer who broke barriers in European football

• Champions League finalist (2019)
• Premier League Golden Boot (2022)
• Asian Player of Year 2x
• AFC Asian Cup 2015 runner-up

Club Career

Club	Period	Fee	Apps	Goals	Shirt
Hamburger SV II	2010–2010	—	6	1	#7
Hamburger SV	2010–2013	—	73	20	#7
Bayer Leverkusen	2013–2015	£22m	62	21	—
Tottenham Hotspur	2015–2025	£22m	333	127	—
Los Angeles FC	2025–Present	—	26	12	—
South Korea	—	—	133	48	—